By Tina Snell, Staff Writer On Aug. 10, during the Morrison County Fair, two members of the community were name Outstanding Senior Citizens. Receiving the honor for 2014 were Alice Kahlhamer from Pierz and Tony Wenzel from Randall. Kahlhamer, 79, volunteers with Faith In Action of Morrison County. ...Read More

By Tina Snell, Staff Writer [email protected] Hearing the sound of music in the residential areas of Little Falls, Royalton, Rice, Pierz and more, people have opened their doors to see something from their past. Or see something totally new. An ice cream truck is slowing traveling up or down ...Read More

By Tina Snell, Staff Writer As of July 14, The United Way of Morrison County has a new executive director. Tammy Jopp, formerly the Retired Senior Volunteer Program director for Horizon Health in Pierz, said she made the move because she feels she can affect a wider variety of change with the Unite...Read More

Morrison County Attorney Brian Middendorf and his staff have filed gross misdemeanor complaints against the following people: •Steffan Levis Peters, 27, St. Cloud — In connection with a July 14 incident, Peters has been charged with giving peace officer a false name of another person. •Anthony...Read More

The following people, charged with a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor level crime in Morrison County District Court, have recently been sentenced: Gross Misdemeanors •Zachary Donn Miller, 22, no town listed; (offense: 6/21/14): fourth degree assault, fined $185, sentenced to 31 days in jail and su...Read More

By Tina Snell, Staff Writer After a presentation by Lori Vrolson, the executive director of Central MN Council on Aging (CMCOA), the Morrison County Commissioners voted to donate $2,534 to the council. Through federal, state and individual funding, the CMCOA awards money to senior service providers...Read More

By Liz Verley, Staff Writer Although thanking Morrison County for its many years of partnership in providing services involving Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) transactions, Mark Ritchie, Minnesota Secretary of State announced the county’s services would no longer be needed effective Dec. 1. UCC tr...Read More

Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel reports that arrest warrants were issued for the following people. Those with information as to the whereabouts of anyone on the list, are asked to contact the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office at (320) 632-9233 or toll-free at 1 (866) 401-1111, ext. 180. The d...Read More

Sheriff: Good news, the money is there By Terry Lehrke, News Editor Morrison County Sheriff Michel Wetzel had good news and bad news for the county commissioners. The bad news: mandated systems upgrades in the sheriff’s department and jail will cost more than $350,000. In the Morrison County Sher...Read More